Does the "Healthy Immigrant Effect" Extend to Smoking in Immigrant Children?

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 299-301

  O'Loughlin, Jennifer ^a,b   Maximova, Katerina ^c   Fraser, Keely ^b   Gray Donald, Katherine ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Children; Healthy immigrant effect; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SMOKING;

EID: 76349120609     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2009.08.005     Document Type: Article

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